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    Is it just me? "Miss" prefix before my first name makes me feel old.

    Endearments are for those to which you are familiar…….not strangers or casual associates.
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    Is it just me? "Miss" prefix before my first name makes me feel old.

    In a professional environment any of those three are fine——followed by the last name —not the first. “Miss Anne@ denotes a familiarness that likely does not exist.
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    Is it just me? "Miss" prefix before my first name makes me feel old.

    Yes, I believe it has reference to your age. I too am a mature woman who works. Information about age that should be confidential apparently is easily accessible. I find the term “Miss Jane” offensive. Same with the term “Auntie”….it’s a dig in a ageism society that fears age — or needs to see...
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